New Orleans nonprofits get project support

A team of JPMorgan Chase & Co.’s employees from around the world will travel to New Orleans to help the city’s nonprofit community.

The trip is meant to help certain nonprofit organizations increase capacity and create economic opportunity.

The announcement was made Monday at a news conference at New Orleans City Hall.

The New Orleans Service Corps will devote three weeks in May on the ground helping four New Orleans nonprofits increase their impact in supporting disadvantaged youth, nurturing entrepreneurship and generating economic development opportunities.

Employees will be supporting projects at EMPLOY, New Orleans BioInnovation Center, New Orleans Business Alliance and Liberty’s Kitchen.

The New Orleans Service Corps is made up of 16 JPMorgan Chase employees from Hong Kong, London, California, Delaware, New York, New Jersey and Ohio.